Posted on 03/31/2010 5:12:39 PM PDT by brityank
During the height of our conflict in Iraq, Brian Rooney’s public service didn’t mean talking - it meant fighting as a United States Marine. It meant hard service in the Iraqi desert and infamous kill zones like Fallujah and Najaf. Brian Rooney has spent his life doing the right thing for this country: defending our freedom on the battlefield, and defending our conservative values in the courtroom. Now, Brian wants to take that fighting spirit where we need it most - to Congress.
Brian Rooney was born into a famous football family. His grandfather, Art Rooney, founded one of professional football’s most storied franchises – the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, Brian is more than a fan and Steelers’ Board Member, having played four years of NCAA football at Williams College on a team that went undefeated his senior year.
After earning his undergraduate degree, Brian went on to study Constitutional law at Florida State University. Years of studying the Founding Fathers’ writings further excited Brian’s passion and respect for America’s freedoms, secured by limited government. So did his belief that it was our obligation to protect these freedoms at home and abroad.
While still in law school, Brian joined the Marine Corps, went to Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Graduating in 1999, he entered the Marine Corps and was soon promoted to the rank of Captain, becoming a military criminal prosecutor. After 9/11, Brian renewed his commitment to the Marine Corps. Instead of sitting this war out, Brian led from the front by going to the front.
In 2004 he deployed to Iraq as part of the Third Marine Aircraft Wing, where he assisted the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit ‘win hearts and minds’ in Najaf. He was then assigned to the 1st Marine Division for a similar role during and after the Second Battle for Fallujah. He was decorated three times for his service.
After resigning his Marine commission, Brian took a position at the Thomas More Law Center to help defend the same conservative philosophy he fought for in Iraq. This Catholic law firm is dedicated to defending the sanctity of life, traditional family values, religious freedom, and maintaining a strong national defense.
I don't have much, but am adding Brian to my list of folks I am supporting to help overturn the fascistic infiltration of our Constitutional Republic.
Nope. Roney sounds like a good guy but nobody likes a carpetbagger.
If he runs for an instate office I’ll vote for him.
I just heard of this; can you hit the pinger list to drum up some support for Brian? He’s definitely one of the good guys we need to clobber the DemocRATs with. Thanks.
Rooney looks good. Thanks for sharing your “list” also. Another FReeper was looking for support for Tim Burns in PA-12, but then I learned about Bill Russell through doing some research. Why didn’t GOP tab him to run again? (Murtha’s seat)
I agree. State Senator Bill Hardiman’s the man: http://www.billhardiman.com/
What makes him a carpetbagger?
Nope. I’ll be campaigning for Tim Walberg again this year.
Rooney is trailing the democrat and Tim Walberg holds a lead over the democrat. He sounds like an OK guy but he has no legislative experience.
Its Walberg for me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walberg
http://www.walbergforcongress.com/Home.aspx
Carpetbagger? He worked in Ann Arbor, Michigan with Thomas More since at least 2005 - you think he just dropped in last year? Sheeesh!
Go back to DU.
The fact that he moved to the district to run.
Ann Arbor isn’t in the 7th district genius.
Go back to the DU indeed. LOL
Amen, and like you say, he's one of the good guys that we need in Congress.
Thanks for the pings.
Rooney needs to run for a state legislator position to give us a feel for him.
What I meant was where did he move FROM and how long ago?
I think there is more of this now. You will recall Doug Hoffman never resided in the district he ran in: NY-23. That’s the reason some locals gave for not voting for him.
Rooney moved to Dexter less than a month before he announced he was running. I really don’t care about NY because I don’t live in NY.
His family ties to Obama are a concern as well. Like I said, he needs to run for an instate office first.
We know who Walberg is and we know what kind of man he is.
Many thanks, jaz. :^)
Seems I’ve ruffled a few hyde-bound Repuglicans here. We have too many folks who have little or no experience in the real world, but have spent their lives feeding at the troughs of public provision. They may well be good guys, but based on what I’ve seen in both major parties, we need to get over this idea that those who’ve always been in office are always more qualified than those from the private sector.
“Go back to the DU indeed. LOL”
Darn, I haven’t been DU’d in ages. You must be a VIP .
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